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  1. 1 a Overly sweet (6)
  2. 4 a Sea birds – dupes (5)
  3. 7 a Spanish ferry port (6)
  4. 8 a Sea in Northern Europe (6)
  5. 9 a And others (Latin abbrev.) (2,2)
  6. 10 a No problem (2,6)
  7. 12 a Gloss or emulsion parka? (4,2,5)
  8. 17 a One who eats flesh of own species (8)
  9. 19 a Peer (4)
  10. 20 a Great Britain, or Brighton and Hove (6)
  11. 21 a Personification – 2009 film (6)
  12. 22 a Out of practice – reddish-brown (5)
  13. 23 a Many do (anag.) – highly energetic person (6)
  14. 1 d Relating to the hip – longest nerve (7)
  15. 2 d German measles (7)
  16. 3 d Spoil the pic with leap into the background (9)
  17. 4 d Excrement of e.g. 4ac used as fertiliser (5)
  18. 5 d Not now (5,2)
  19. 6 d Small filled bag or envelope (6)
  20. 11 d Very fine blood vessel (9)
  21. 13 d Public vehicle – book containing reprints of others (7)
  22. 14 d Baa Nike (anag,) – Japanese art of flower arranging (7)
  23. 15 d Violent whirling windstorm (7)
  24. 16 d Choux pastry or Jenny (6)
  25. 18 d Creamy-white – piano key (5)

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